Cranium Kabookii
Cranium: The portion of the skull enclosing the brain; the braincase, according to the American Heritage Dictionary. Kabookii (alright, Kabuki if you want to spell it properly): A state-controlled city entertainment in Japan, popular from 1650 to 1850, according to the Crystal Reference Encyclopaedia. Put them together and you've got a slightly twisted idea of what's in store in Ubisoft's Wii adaptation of the classic board game, Cranium.
In Cranium Kabookii, players use the Wii Remote to compete in a variety of minigames, puzzles, and various interactive challenges. Players also get to use an intriguing Kabookii decoder glass, which lets them view hidden messages or answers on the screen - sounds a bit like the old Lenslok copy protection system from the days of the C-64 and ZX Spectrum.
In any case, you'll get up to activities like spray painting the solar system onto the wall, using the Wii Remote as a hammer to get Auld Lang Syne just right and trotting off around the world to test your knowledge of flags.
If your family just won't sit down to an old-fashioned board game any more, give this a whirl.
| Certificate |
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| Developers |
UBISOFT |
| Publisher |
UBISOFT |
| Genres |
Party/Music/Misc |
| Released |
Production year: 2007
To Rent: Wii: Unavailable for rental
To Buy: Wii: 07 Dec 2007 |
| Number of players |
1 |
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This is cranium on the Wii, if you have played it on the board game version you'll know what to expect. and like the board game this is not something you ...
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The concept is great, the Cranium series is well known to be good, however, the game is sooo slow. The programmers clearly have never heard of background ...
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Being a huge fan of the Cranium board game, I was excited to see this game for the Wii. So glad I rented it before I bought it! What a waste of time. Each round...
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- 27 Feb 2008 at 20:56
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This is cranium on the Wii, if you have played it on the board game version you'll know what to expect. and like the board game this is not something you ...
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